A1 July 3rd 2010
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This was our first test balloon. It achieved a height of 97k feet and then stopped transmitting and has not yet been recovered.
Launch Location
Landing Location
Not recovered.
Weather Conditions
High of 83° mostly sunny nearly no wind.
Equipment
Aerial
Balloon
KCI 1200 from Kaymont.
Enclosure
Scavenged Styrofoam cooler.
Tracking
A Micro-Trak 300 from Byonics.
Imaging
Electronics
Weight
Cost
Ground
Tracking
Tracked over the APRS network.
Results
APRS track on aprs.fi: http://aprs.fi/?call=kb3tan-10&dt=1281225600&mt=roadmap&z=11&timerange=3600 (may not stay valid for more than a few days after the launch)